How to Retrieve and Generate Google 2FA Backup Codes
Tech Republic
AUGUST 17, 2023
Learn how to retrieve and generate Google 2FA backup codes with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.
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Tech Republic
AUGUST 17, 2023
Learn how to retrieve and generate Google 2FA backup codes with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.
Forrester IT
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Tech Republic Cloud
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When it comes to backing up your Google Drive data, you have numerous choices. Here are five solid backup tools that will provide you with a safety net for nearly every situation. The post Google Drive backup solutions for just about any use case appeared first on TechRepublic.
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The Verge
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Image: Google. Google One, the cloud storage service that Google launched back in 2018, will now backup your iOS or Android phone for free with your Google account. Meanwhile the Android app, which could already backup a range of files from your phone, will now offer backups without a Google One membership.
TechSpot
AUGUST 23, 2021
Backup and Sync is now called Google Drive and before September 2021, every user needs to move their accounts to continue syncing their files. More details and downloads here.
The Verge
JUNE 29, 2020
Google Photos will no longer backup images and videos saved from folders created and managed by social media apps by default ( via Android Police ). Now, Google says that feature is turned off, and you’ll have to toggle it on for specific apps or run manual backups on specific folders. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.
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The Verge
OCTOBER 14, 2021
WhatsApp’s end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android are available starting Thursday, Facebook announced. The company has offered end-to-end encryption for chats for years, but with this new change, you can get that same level of encryption with your backups.
TechSpot
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Google is investigating numerous cases where months' worth of user files have disappeared from Google Drive. Until it resolves the issue, the company warns users not to remove files from critical folders, but it would be safe to create new backups. Read Entire Article
The Verge
JULY 16, 2021
However, if you keep a backup stored in the cloud, then the authorities can use a search warrant to have Google Drive or iCloud hand over access to the data. When you’re using WhatsApp your messages are encrypted end-to-end, which means prying eyes can’t easily see what’s in them as they travel back and forth.
TechSpot
APRIL 25, 2023
Answering to "one major piece of feedback" that came from users over the years, Google has added a synchronization feature to its two-factor authentication app for Android and iOS. The latest version of Google Authenticator can backup one-time access codes (OTP) in the Google Account cloud storage, making managing and.
Tech Republic Cloud
AUGUST 25, 2021
Jack Wallen offers a tip on how to add device folders and multimedia into your Google Drive backup plan. Backing up your Android device isn't always straightforward.
The Verge
MARCH 8, 2021
WhatsApp is reportedly working to increase the security of its cloud backups with a new password protection feature that’ll encrypt chat backups, making them accessible only to the user. This password will be required when you restore from the backup.” Local Android backups will be compatible with this feature.
Gizmodo
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Kyoto University, a top research institute in Japan, recently lost a whole bunch of research after its supercomputer system accidentally wiped out a whopping 77 terabytes of data during what was supposed to be a routine backup procedure. Read more.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
WhatsApp will let its more than 2 billion users fully encrypt the backups of their messages, the Facebook-owned app announced Friday. WhatsApp users who opt into encrypted backups will be asked to save a 64-digit encryption key or create a password that is tied to the key. We expect to get criticized by some for this”.
The Verge
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After game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her Pixel 5a to Google for repair, someone allegedly took and hacked her device. This is at least the second report in as many weeks from someone claiming they sent a Google phone in for repair, only to have it used to leak their private data and photographs.
The Verge
AUGUST 3, 2020
Image: Google. And now you can back up some of that data to Google’s cloud storage service, Google One , even if you aren’t on one of the company’s paid plans, which start at $1.99 Of course, you don’t need Google One to back up your app data, call history, contacts, settings, or SMS messages. for 100GB of storage.
The Verge
APRIL 12, 2022
A new 2TB Google One plan from T-Mobile includes unlimited original resolution photo and video backup. T-Mobile is introducing a new Google One membership option for its customers that revives Google’s unlimited photo storage backup service. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. for a price, of course.
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The Verge
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
After five years of offering unlimited free photo backups at “high quality,” Google Photos will start charging for storage once more than 15 gigs on the account have been used. Google is also introducing a new policy of deleting data from inactive accounts that haven’t been logged in to for at least two years.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
By using a 2FA app, such as Google Authenticator or Authy, you can prevent somebody from accessing your data by getting your password. Google Authenticator lets you establish 2FA by using your phone to scan a QR code generated by the app on a separate device or by entering a key code. Open Google Authenticator on your older phone.
The Verge
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Gizmodo
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The Verge
MARCH 22, 2022
Google Photos is getting a pretty significant layout change that should make it easier to find the photos and albums you’re looking for in the library and sharing tabs. Google says the changes to the sharing tab are arriving on Android this week but are “coming soon” to iOS. Image: Google. Image: Google.
The Verge
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The Verge
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Google is adding its Advanced Protection Program to Nest devices, the company announced in a blog post Monday, giving added security to its smart home devices. Previously, a user could use their Google account for either the Advanced Protection Program or for Nest, but now they can use both with the same Google account at the same time.
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The Verge
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Google Photos has long offered one of the best deals in all of photo storage: it’ll back up your entire library for free, so long as it can compress the images a bit. But as of tomorrow, June 1st, that deal goes away , and you’re now eating through Google storage (which you may have to pay for) whether your images are compressed or not.
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Gizmodo
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Owners of various Samsung Androids are experiencing this joy firsthand, as the Samsung Camera’s motion photos don’t appear to be working with Google Photos—a popular, free, wonderful photo backup solution. Isn’t it fun when one platform’s technology won’t play nicely with another? Read more.
The Verge
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T-Mobile and Google have announced they’re offering an “exclusive” plan with 500GB of Google One cloud storage for T-Mobile customers starting October 12th. Google offers Google One plans in a variety of sizes but, up until this point, didn’t have a 500GB tier, jumping from 200GB for $2.99
The Verge
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Those enrolled will be able to send files that Advanced Protection suspects are malicious to be scanned in full by Google’s Safe Browsing malware-detection technology. Now, Google says that if a downloaded file seems suspicious, a new option will be available for enrolled users to send it for an in-depth scan.
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